Urban Air Quality and Respiratory Health Joint Initiative:Riding towards good outcomes MPCA Air Quality Forum
Chris PulleyAir Quality/Health Coordinator
March 27, 2014
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Bike Story
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Why Are We Riding?
2013 Legislature MPCA and MDH MissionAir quality affects health, but how?
One of many factors Steer us to…
Community engagement
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Who’s Riding?
MPCA Staff Air Assessment Section EJ Coordinator
MDH Staff Environmental Surveillance
and Assessment Section Chronic Disease &
Environmental Epidemiology Section
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What Tools Are We Using On Our Ride?
Technical Report – due October 2014Community Toolkit – due October 2014Health Impact Assessment – due June 2015Final Report to Legislature – due June 2015
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Technical Report – Twin Cities Air Pollution and Health ReportBased on NYC Report - Air Pollution and the
Health of New Yorkers: The Impact of Fine Particles and Ozone Zip-code level data in 7-county metro area• Air quality data – MPCA• Health incidence data – asthma, COPD, cardiovascular
(MDH) BenMAP – health impacts from different scenarios Results – health impacts, demographic data
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Community Toolkit
Audience: community stakeholdersState, local and nonprofit resourcesDisease management and impact reduction
Air quality, asthma, COPD, smoking cessation, environmental tobacco smoke
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Health Impact Assessment
Inform decision-makers about the effects of any policy, program or project on the health of people
Environmental - one of many factors Nexus – community engagement
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When We Will Arrive?
Final report due to Legislature – June 2015 Appropriate and effective agency roles for MPCA
and MDH Recommendations for high leverage
issues/strategies